Causative structures indicate that something or someone causes another thing or person to perform a specific action or change form.
Examples of causative structures in English:
Have (give someone the responsibility to do something)
- I had John fix the car
- I had my hair cut
Make (force someone to do something)
- The teacher made the students work in groups
- Our boss made us work extra hours
Get (convince or trick someone into doing something)
- He got the mechanic to repair the machine.
- She got him to read more.
Let (allow someone to do something)
- Jane let her son go out
- They let the children play in the yard
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